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Consumers fight rising use of hidden fees
Posted by: Sam Nicholson
March 07, 2008

WASHINGTON - Hidden fees and surcharges that drive up the cost of everything from phone service to concert tickets are spreading like wildfire, creating a nuisance for U.S. consumers and making truth in billing little more than a hollow promise.

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More than 44,000 sign up for Vioxx settlement
Posted by: Sam Nicholson
March 03, 2008

More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward, Merck & Co. announced Monday.

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